Clearwater is a Republican stronghold. About 24% of voters here vote Democratic and 76% Republican.
About 70% of adults in Clearwater typically vote, above the U.S. average of about 62%. Among adults in Clearwater, ~17% vote Democratic, ~53% Republican, and ~30% don't vote. The map below shows estimated turnout by block group.
How Clearwater compares
Among cities within 25 miles, Clearwater leans more Republican than 17 of 43 neighbors.
Clearwater runs about 36 points more Republican than Kansas as a whole.
Politics vary noticeably by neighborhood within Clearwater. The southeast side is the most Republican-leaning (R+61) and the southwest side is the least Republican-leaning (R+42), a spread of about 19 points.
Why Clearwater leans the way it does
This analysis examined 14,881 data points per city to find what predicts political lean and turnout. The items below are a few correlations that stood out for Clearwater, not a ranked or complete list of what matters most.
Clearwater votes Republican even though it is densely developed (about 34%, well above the Kansas average of 19%). State and regional patterns outweigh the Democratic lean that density usually predicts here. A high family-household share predicts Republican voting, and about 78% of households in Clearwater are family households, above 85% of cities.
High-school completion and voter turnout
Places with high-school-completion-heavy adults tend to turn out at a higher rate; Clearwater, KS sits in the top tenth nationally on this measure.
Why turnout in Clearwater looks the way it does
Areas with strong routine healthcare access turn out at higher rates. Clearwater is in the top quarter nationally for routine-care measures such as insurance coverage, preventive screenings, and dental visits. The dental-visit rate here is about 68%, about 8 points above the U.S. average of 60%. High high-school completion lines up with higher turnout, and about 98% of adults in Clearwater have completed high school, above 94% of cities. Learn more about the findings and methodology on the political spectrum map.
Nearby Cities
- Millerton, KS R+64
- Viola, KS R+59
- Schulte, KS R+48
- Waco, KS R+62
- Peck, KS R+60
- Haysville, KS R+42
- Goddard, KS R+49
- Conway Springs, KS R+57
- Derby, KS R+29
- Garden Plain, KS R+61
Cities with Similar Populations
- Horton, AL R+80
- Cokato, MN R+42
- Milner, GA R+64
- Newman Lake, WA R+35
- Coopertown, TN R+63
- Cross Plains, TN R+58
- Oak Point, TX R+22
- Galivants Ferry, SC R+69
- Bridgman, MI R+20
- Crivitz, WI R+41
Sources and methodology
Precinct-level voting records used to fit the model come from Kansas Secretary of State, Elections, distributed by the Voting and Election Science Team. Demographic inputs come from the U.S. Census Bureau (ACS 5-year estimates and the 2020 Decennial Census). Health and environmental inputs come from the CDC (PLACES and the Environmental Justice Index). Land cover comes from the USGS and EPA. Election-day and lead-up weather come from PRISM 4km daily grids and the NOAA Global Historical Climatology Network. Mail-voting and election-administration patterns come from the MIT Election Lab's Survey of the Performance of American Elections. Block-group crime detail comes from CrimeGrade. Internet data and modeling support provided by ISPreports.org.
Modeling and analysis by the BestNeighborhood data science team. Full methodology and findings: political spectrum map.
Methodology reviewed by the BestNeighborhood data team. Last updated May 2026.